japan/tea nostalgia

[aimeekitty]

so, Go! Comi (my publisher) had given me some flowering teas and when I did some massive cleaning out this weekend, I found them! So this week I've been having them at work, which is a real treat. I've also been mixing some teas from Adagio teas. (so far I really like gunpowderXvanilla-oolongXmandarin-green... assamXcream is pretty nice too.)

the first time I ever had flowering tea was when my girlfriends and I got lost in Kyoto, the first time I went to Japan. We were tired and hungry and couldn't seem to find a place to eat. We happened upon a small empty curry cafe with a big aquarium in the back and had spagetti, curry and flowering tea.

I have like an unholy amount of work to do (at work-work and also for my next book) before Christmas Eve, so it's little things like tea or something yummy to eat, or some new music that really keep me feeling positive. Mitch is a sweetheart and got groceries and is helping me out.

I'm listening to some kinda-mellow stuff like this today:
Lions and Tigers - Asobi Seksu
Unless It's Kicks - Okkervil River
Start a War - The National
Perfect Games - The Broken West
... and then several songs from Lenka (The Show, Trouble is a Friend, Knock Knock, etc...) and The Bird and the Bee (I'm a Broken Heart, Again & Again (Bossa Nova), Birthday)

Comments

[lucifers-garnet.livejournal.com]

yes that tea is good! i also like sakura tea (the little dry flowers that you steam in water) they taste nice ^_^

asobi seksu is good too, my favorite song is thursday, anyway I think thats one of the best way to find things is when you are lost and desperate haha that way you will always remember the story behind it

[batchix.livejournal.com]

I've got a weiiiird publishing question for you since you've had stuff published. I documented my whole process of making my last doll, from planning to construction to casting and I'd like to publish it as a book. If I get no takers on it I'm just going to go through some kind of self publishing thing... but I'd rather have someone else publish it. Any ideas? I don't want to go through one of the doll magazines and while I could go through a crafting publisher a lot of the ones i found are now defunct and I don't know that they'd be interested. o_o;

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

my publisher (Go! Comi) doesnt really do that kind of book... but maybe Haute Doll? the market is kinda LAKJLKJ right now though, I doubt they'd do it as a book, but maybe they'd pay you to separate it into articles separately for Haute Doll issues? If you want some contact info, feel free to email me! I'm sorry I don't have any better ideas!

[batchix.livejournal.com]

I don't know if it'd work as articles because of how long each step is? Since I'm working full time right now it's also me not knowing how long it'll take me to write each step. I also thought about doing a website, then making a book of the website available- since most people aren't idiots like I am and sculpt near their electronics. XD;;; my camera is COVERED in paperclay.